prepossessing
- v possess beforehand
- v cause to be preoccupied
- v make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand
A prepossessing appearance - v influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
- s creating a favorable impression
strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance
- Her pretty face, her gay smile, the exquisite taste of her simple dress, were prepossessing; and, as Meredith has it, 'And she was French.
- Continental Illinois National Bank Trust Co is the prepossessing name of the biggest bank between Manhattan and San Francisco, and the only billion-dollar institution .
- Though not prepossessing in appearance, Richard Gimbel almost invariably gets what he wants.